Friction wheel lighter



March 11, 1941. H. MALTNER FRICTION WHEEL LIGHTER Filed Jan. les,` 1940 'Patented Mar. 11i, 194i UNITED STATES PATENT OFI-'ICE N Falo'noN WHEEL LIGHTER.

Hermann Maltner, OHenbach-on-the-Main,

, v Germany Application January 16, 1940, Serial No. 314,174

In Germany December 22. 1938 41 claim. (ci. s1-ai) further equipped with an arm letinto a slot arranged in the frontal side of the spindle, in orderto secure the initial position.

The present invention relates to a further embodiment of the aforedescribed securing device, by which the whole locking device obtains a more accomplished look. y

At the same time an undesired release of the lock, caused by projecting parts', is avoided. According to e invention at least the end proiection of t e extinguisher cap' carrying arm has a cap-like shape and, in the initial position, surrounds the spindle of the clinching device. Apzofpropriately'the extinguisher cap carrying arm's .cross section is U-shaped, the side Walls being Iclosed in such a. way, that they almost touch the lid of the fuel container butleave a mortice for the clinch catching device. The extinguisher cap carrying arm is kept narrower than the -fuel container and its walls are lengthened above the. lid until they overlap the side walls ofthe carrying arm. At any rate they"v must reach the hight of the ball shaped sealing device, which is arranged on the lid of the fuel container and serves as mick holder. The cog of the carrying arm collaborating with the clinch catching device is arranged as a special member on the bottom side of the carrying arm.

arm covers the whole ignitng, burning and extinguishing n device, hereby granting absolute safety against slipping off and thus preventing an undesired 'release of the lock. Any projecting parts being dropped, meddling of the 'carrying arrnwith otherobjects or its being caught in the pocket is avoided.

In. the drawing one embodiment of the invention is represented by way of an example. The construction of the embodiment is comprised in Figures 1-4.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation .in initial position.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the machinery.

Fig. 3 is a plan,.and y Fig. 4 is a section through IV-IV of Fig. 2.

'I'he lighter consists of a fuel container I having its top portion 2 recessed to provide a wall 2 lying below the upper edge of the container. the said wall 2 carrying the spark-producer, the wick Bythis new embodiment the fuel capl carrying holder and the cover locking device. The fuel' container may be covered by a protecting' hood l.

The cover or extinguisher cap carrying arm 5 is of U-shaped cross-section throughout and is mounted rotatably on the spindle 6 of a pedestal I5 1, which simultaneously carries the friction wheel B and the actuating spring 9. 'I'he extinguisher cap II is niounted on the plate spring I0 of the ,carrying arm 5. In the initial position of the carrying arm 5 the extinguishing cap II is y fastened to the ball I2 serving as wick holder.

The ball shaped Wick holder I2 ends up with the side walls 3 of the fuel container, thus allowing the air to reach the name without hindrance.

In front of the extinguisher cap a hook I4 is Cfastened to the carrying arm 5 by way of a little screw I3, which screwA collaborates with the clinch catching device I6. The extinguisher cap carrying arm 5 surmounts4 the spindle I5 and, in the'` initial position, encloses it hood-like. A mortice I1 in the side walls of the carrying arm 5 leaves room for the handle I8 of the clinch catching device.

As can be recognized by Figs. 2-4 the carrying arxnt is kept so broad that in the initial position the side walls may enter the room built by. the closed walls ofthe fuel container. A bulge I9 of the side walls enables the extinguisher cap II to be lodged comfortably. i

Thus the lighter assumes an accomplished appearance, -no parts whatsoever projecting. The

fhood-like terminating endpiecev which overlaps the spindle I5 prevents the carrying arm from slippingoif. Y

lHaving now particularly described and ascer- 35 tained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the-same is to be performed, I

lying above the :Hint guide, a coverof substantially U-shaped cross-section and including top and side wall portions, the rear ends of said side wall portions overlapping portions of the side wall portions of the pedestal and being secured to the latter by said transverse spindle, the front by the inside face of the cover for cooperating with said locking device. an extinguisher cap carried by the inside face of the cover and cooperating with said wick-holder, and a coil spring carried by the said `ransverse spindle and having its end portions lrespectively engaging 'the vbottom wall of the recess and the inside face of the cover. y

HRB/[ANN MALI'NER'. 

